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TonyPDX

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53. Yep. I became a Precinct Committee-Person in my county to push and support Bernie,

Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:13 AM

Dec 2016

but after the primaries I canvassed, phone-banked and donated what I could afford to Hillary's campaign. The most remote prospect of a President Trump was too much for me, but I also wanted to model activism for my teenagers.

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Greenwald, Cole, W R Pitt, ...go on down the line [View all] SHRED Dec 2016 OP

I haven't read W.R. "24 Business Hours" Pitt in ages. duffyduff Dec 2016 #1

kudos UTUSN Dec 2016 #6

Yes, he did something inexcusible, and I said, "I'll never read that jerk again." And I haven't. NBachers Dec 2016 #24

Nobody is. LisaM Dec 2016 #28

E gods.. Benedict didn't seem like the best Pope.. seemed he Cha Dec 2016 #33

Sigh. I hear you. n/t LisaM Dec 2016 #2

And I'm a hardcore "Bernie Bro" (I hate that) SHRED Dec 2016 #4

Yep. I became a Precinct Committee-Person in my county to push and support Bernie, TonyPDX Dec 2016 #53

You guys are modeling important differences between Hortensis Dec 2016 #73

Ironic the POSUCS was all over a glitch in execellent coverage.... bettyellen Dec 2016 #3

This shouldn't be in the GD forum. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #5

Allies? SHRED Dec 2016 #8

Damn spell-checker. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #13

+1 tecelote Dec 2016 #29

And, I suggest you're dead on to call them out.. and I THANK YOU Cha Dec 2016 #34

Oh, Cha. You're better than this. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #45

Greenwald is an enemy. End of story. Cha Dec 2016 #46

Greenwald is right at this moment trying to deny Russia's meddling. DanTex Dec 2016 #10

I way I read it is he is denying that we have the whole story truebluegreen Dec 2016 #12

Same excuse that the climate deniers give. DanTex Dec 2016 #14

Except that Greenwald is a Paulite Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #18

Hey that's what trump is doing and all the gop.. cept Lindsay and Cha Dec 2016 #31

Exactly. Thank you, Dan Cha Dec 2016 #35

Of course he is.. protecting Russia.. like he gives a shite if our Cha Dec 2016 #47

It really is possible that both things are true NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #42

I'm just wondering why DUers waste their time fighting against progressives Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #52

We discuss things, that's what we do in a discussion forum stevenleser Dec 2016 #69

You are going to have to define your terms a little more, before I can determine where Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #72

Oh, you warned us? kcr Dec 2016 #49

Well, it was a fact that someone exploited. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #54

Ironically, W R Pitt called President Obama every vulgar name in the book because of the ACA, still_one Dec 2016 #7

Despicable SHRED Dec 2016 #9

Mahalo, stillone Cha Dec 2016 #30

Hello Cha still_one Dec 2016 #37

Pitt did his best NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #43

The attacks on President Obama turned me off with respect to these authors Gothmog Dec 2016 #59

I actually don't consider Pitt to be an "author." cwydro Dec 2016 #66

I have never been impressed with Pitt's articles and works Gothmog Dec 2016 #74

yeah... also David Sirota and many lefties like him Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #11

it is? (there in their writings) hfojvt Dec 2016 #15

Here SHRED Dec 2016 #16

Just one facebook post from July 13th hfojvt Dec 2016 #22

I can't see it with Juan Cole muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #41

I remember WRP from the early days here and cared enough to PM him about the Texas summer heat.... Hekate Dec 2016 #32

I still have mixed feelings about the ACA hfojvt Dec 2016 #36

I wrote a long one in that thread too mcar Dec 2016 #51

many millions will lose their health coverage elmac Dec 2016 #17

We will lose our medicare as well. leftofcool Dec 2016 #19

When "God_Bush_And_Cheney" Andy was dying, Pitt questioned the validity of it The_Casual_Observer Dec 2016 #20

Belongs in 2016 Postmortem. n/t NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #21

Except Greenwald is a libertarian -- that doesn't make him left leaning. pnwmom Dec 2016 #23

Greenwald - Leaks to the WashPost About the CIAs Russia Beliefs Are No Substitute for Evidence TomCADem Dec 2016 #25

I called WRP on his sexism more than once. Even got him to change something. :o BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #26

"Progressive" Cornel West Takes A Victory Lap After Helping Elect Donald Trump TomCADem Dec 2016 #27

Yeah...tRump is really going to help... SHRED Dec 2016 #56

I was struck by a point during the GE. JNelson6563 Dec 2016 #38

Greenwald has to help the man who's giving his best friend assylym (Putin/Snowden) Douglas Kawasaki Dec 2016 #39

You guys and your circular firing squad sellitman Dec 2016 #40

Enjoy your fried fish, then. You said long ago you quit the Democratic Party Tanuki Dec 2016 #50

Well looky there will ya SHRED Dec 2016 #55

You are correct. I quit in a fit of rage. sellitman Dec 2016 #57

If the people I listed are "our own"... SHRED Dec 2016 #61

Define bashing. sellitman Dec 2016 #65

he did not stand a chance either Skittles Dec 2016 #75

Don't play the game of defining what bashing means. They know full well. They wanted to do stevenleser Dec 2016 #71

They also consistently trashed President Obama during both MineralMan Dec 2016 #44

K&R mcar Dec 2016 #48

I worry for us all SHRED Dec 2016 #60

It terrifies me mcar Dec 2016 #62

Great post Gothmog Dec 2016 #58

Greenwald helped unleash Snowden. He is Assange's buddy too robbedvoter Dec 2016 #63

I see DU is more productive than ever... nt G_j Dec 2016 #64

LOL Will Pitt canetoad Dec 2016 #67

Pitt lost me with his used car salesman twaddle madokie Dec 2016 #68

They lead small and bitter lives and their writings show it. randome Dec 2016 #70

I feel the same rage but I keep telling myself: JHan Dec 2016 #76